following topics. Throughout the years a great volume of knowledge has been acquired by me in standardized tests‚ time management‚ and immigration‚ each of these topics knowledge gained through participation and observation. First‚ standardized testing is a method of measuring progress in schools and to place students into proper programs. The purpose of these tests are to see the abilities and skills acquired by students during a learning timeframe. However‚ can they really determine true abilities
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Hypothesis Testing I Pat Obi What is a “Hypothesis?” A statement or claim about the value of a population parameter: μ‚ σ2‚ p Pat Obi‚ Purdue University Calumet 2 Decision Rule 1. x 0 Z s n Compare calculated Z value to Z value from Table (critical Z value) Reject H0 if calculated Z value lies in the rejection/significance region (i.e. region) ALTERNATIVELY: 2. Compare p-value to Reject H0 if p-value < Pat Obi‚ Purdue University Calumet 3 Two-Tail Test Ex: H0: 0
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Norbert Elias – The Civilizing Process – Summary and Review In his famous "The Civilizing Process" sociologist Norbert Elias presents his perception of western societies have socially constructed the individual’s habitus. Though Elias in not a Marxist thinker‚ his position according to which reality shapes consciousness places him close to Marx. In "The Civilizing Process" Elias describes a prolonged process of structural changes in western society since the Middle Ages and up to modern times
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species of animals. Animals are a necessity to humans for survival‚ whether it be for food‚ clothing‚ etc. However‚ the unnecessary torture of animals through testing is not a necessity for human survival. When it comes to the needless torture of animals that we claim to benefit‚ the animals lives need to be taken into consideration. S. F. Sapontzis gives his theory as to why animals should not be used in testing. To start with‚ animals are not capable of giving their consent to be used as subjects
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Biographical Background; - Hometown: Boston‚ MA Education‚ Career‚ & Board Affiliations: Debra Jane Fine (early-fifties) is the Founder and President of Fine Capital Partners L.P.‚ a hedge fund with approximately $1.5 billion AUM (Assets Under Management). She is also the Founder of Fine Capital Advisors LLC‚ and investment advisory firm and the hedge fund’s general partner. Debra started Fine Capital in 2004‚ after serving as Director of Global Equities at Loews Corporation‚ where she managed a
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Penetration Testing ABSTRACT Penetration testing has been well popularized by the media. Many companies are now offering penetration services to identify vulnerabilities in systems and the surrounding processes. This report will Discuss "Penetration Testing" as a means of strengthening a corporate network’s security. This report is divided into three parts. Introduction will give you a brief and basic overview of Penetration Testing and why we need Penetration Testing‚ The second part is the
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Chapter 7: The Helping/ Problem- Solving Process in Social Work SUMMARY: Origin. 1993. John Dewey’s “How We Think” described what goes on the human mind when confronted with a problem. The problem- solving behavior is based on reflective thought that has begin with a feeling of doubt or confusion. Social Work Framework. Helen Harris Perlman author of ’Social Casework: A Problem- Solving Process’‚ was considered as the originator of the problem- solving framework. Dewey & Polya. Formulated
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I am a student at Miami University pursuing Fine arts. I was born in Shenzhen‚ a city in Guangdong Province China. Shenzhen is a large city with a merge of both urban and rural life‚ and with a population of more than twelve million inhabitants. It is one of the special economic zones in China and a major contributor to gross domestic product due to its prosperous manufacturing industry. In addition‚ Shenzhen has incorporated migrants who have contributed to foreign capital. The combination of rich
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Proper units occur when a statistical variable understudy can signify a ratio or an interval scale of measurement. When an assumption is made on the variability of the distribution‚ the variable is fit to be tested parametrically. Some parametric testing methods are t-test and z-test and they each have different restrictions on the data. When a statistical variable is nominal or ordinal it does not qualify to
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persuade my audience that animal testing should be abandoned. Organizational Pattern: problem solution Introduction I. Attention Getter: 115 million animals are used in laboratory experiments around the world each year‚19.5 million of them are killed and 68 percent of them are dogs are cats‚ that means 13.4 million of dogs and cats put to death each year! II. Credibility Statement: I’m against animal testing since I know it‚ I’ve participate in many anti animal testing activities‚ I’ve read biologists’
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